Early life and career

Telek was born and raised on the North Shore

North Shore (Greater Vancouver)

"Vancouver's North Shore" is a term commonly used to refer to several areas adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:*the District of West Vancouver;*the City of North Vancouver;*the District of North Vancouver; and...

 of Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. In Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 she pursued her modeling career and won a Shiseido

Shiseido

is a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:...

 Cosmetics contract for Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 from 1989-1990. In April 1994 she won the title of Miss Canada

Miss Canada

Miss Canada was a scholarship competition for young women in Canada. It was founded in Hamilton in 1946. The first broadcast of the Miss Canada pageant aired in 1963 on CTV. The late Peter Jennings was host of the pageant in 1964....

 and represented Canada in several International pageants. She is known for her act portraying Denise as George Lopez

George Lopez

George Lopez is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host. He is mostly known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including the Mexican American culture...

's Mr. Troop Mom

Mr. Troop Mom

Mr. Troop Mom is an American 2009 Comedy Family film directed by William Dear, written by Thomas Ian Griffith and starring George Lopez, Daniela Bobadilla, April Telek, Julia Anderson, Elizabeth Thai, Geoff Gustafson, and Jane Lynch. It tells of Eddie Serrano , a widower, and his teenage daughter...

.

April won the coveted Women In Film and Television Award of Artistic Merit at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2010 for her portrayal of Jana (loosely based on Lana Clarkson

Lana Clarkson

Lana Jean Clarkson was an American actress and fashion model. Clarkson was a native of Los Angeles County. She played roles in science fiction and fantasy movies. She was murdered by songwriter and producer Phil Spector, who was convicted of the crime on April 13, 2009.-Early life:Born in Long...

 ) in Amazon Falls. In June 2011, April WON a Leo Award, Best Performance by A Female in A Leading Role for a Feature Film, also for Amazon Falls.

April has a daughter Ava-Marie with gaming executive Joe LaCascia

Selected filmography

• 2011: Hell on Wheels
  Hell on Wheels
  The phrase "Hell on Wheels" was originally used to describe the itinerant collection of flimsily assembled gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that followed the army of Union Pacific railroad workers westward as they constructed the American transcontinental railroad in the...
  
   AMC...Nell
• 2010: Amazon Falls .... Jana
• 2009: Jake's Run .... Bobbie
• 2009: Mr. Troop Mom
  Mr. Troop Mom
  Mr. Troop Mom is an American 2009 Comedy Family film directed by William Dear, written by Thomas Ian Griffith and starring George Lopez, Daniela Bobadilla, April Telek, Julia Anderson, Elizabeth Thai, Geoff Gustafson, and Jane Lynch. It tells of Eddie Serrano , a widower, and his teenage daughter...
  
   .... Denise
• 2009: Reaper
  Reaper (TV series)
  Reaper is an American television series that focuses on Sam Oliver, a "reaper" who works for the Devil by retrieving souls that have escaped from Hell.The series originally ran on the CW from September 25, 2007 to May 26, 2009....
  
   - My Brother's Reaper .... Phyllis
• 2007-2008: Robson Arms (TV series)
• 2007-2008: Aliens in America .... Leslie Becker
• 2008: Men in Trees
  Men in Trees
  Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships...
  
   - Get a Life (TV episode) .... Pushy Broad
• 2007: The L Word
  The L Word
  The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
  
   - Lassoed (TV episode) .... Nell
• 2005: Stargate SG-1
  Stargate SG-1
  Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...
  
   .... Sallis
• 2005: White Noise .... John's Secretary
• 2004: Dead Like Me - .... Elvira's Mom
• 2004: Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story
  Man In The Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story
  Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story is a 2004 biographical telefilm produced for VH1. The biopic stars Flex Alexander as Michael Jackson, and follows his rise to fame and subsequent controversial events. The film takes its title from one of Jackson's songs, "Man in the Mirror".The film...
  
   (TV) .... Debbie Rowe
• 2004: Walking Tall .... Casino Waitress
• 2003: Mary Higgins Clark's 'Before I Say Goodbye' (TV) .... Arlene Barron
• 2001: First Wave (1999 TV Series) "Black Box"... Gibson
• 2000: The Spring (TV) .... Emma Baker
• 1999: The Crow: .... Lily
• 1999: The Outer Limits
  The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)
  The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002...
  
  .... Shirley Baxter
• 1997: Viper .... Hostess
• 1997: Super Dave's All Stars (TV series) .... Miss Super Dave Contestant
• 1997: Dad's Week Off
  Dad's Week Off
  Dad's Week Off is a television film that premiered on Showtime in 1997. It was written and directed by Neal Israel, and starred Henry Winkler, Olivia d'Abo and Richard Jeni.-Plot:...
  
   (TV) .... Bikini Girl
• 1996: Millennium
  Millennium (TV series)
  Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
  
  .... Calamity
• 1996: Highlander: The Series
  Highlander: The Series
  Highlander: The Series is a fantasy-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: Connor MacLeod did not win the prize and Immortals still exist post-1985...
  
  .... Roxanne
• 1996: A Kidnapping in the Family (TV) .... Marlee
• 1995: Deadly Sins .... Gwen

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